Stock-watering apparatus.



Patented Nov. 20, I900.

J. H. HANSON.

STOCK WATERING APPARATUS.

(Application filed Mar. 23, 1900.)

(No Model.)

A?! mull A jizwmn mI/Q WZ IINTTETT STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. HANSON, OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA.

STOCK-WATERING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,980, dated November 20, 1900.

Application filed March 23, 1900. serial No. 9,893. (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. HANSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Burt and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Watering Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in stock-watering apparatus, and particularly to an improved construction of drinkingtrough provided with readily-accessible and easily-operated means for draining and cleaning the same.

Briefly and generally stated the invention comprises a drinking-trough having a valvecontrolled outlet-opening in the bottom thereof, and means for locking said valve in its open and closed positions combined with a valve-controlled inlet-pipe and means for locking said last-named valvein its open and closed positions.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being had for this purpose to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a drinkingtrough constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the guard or shield for the valve-operatin g means in the trough. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail perspective views of a modified arrangement of locking means for the valve-operatinglevers.

Referring to the drawings, the referencenumeral 1 indicates a water-chamber, such as illustrated and described in my application for patent, Serial No. 741,090, filed December 21, 1899, which is supplied with water by means of a pipe 2, leading from any suitable source of supply, and the numeral 3 indicates my improved trough communicating with the water-chamber by means of a pipe 4, the height of the water in said trough being controlled by a valve 5, to the stem 6 of which is attached a float 7. The waterchamber, valve, and float are the same as the corresponding parts shown in my said application, above referred to, and need not therefore be specifically described herein; but while I have shown my presentimproveineuts in connection with a particular form of watercontrolling means I desire to have it understood that I reserve the right to use my improved drinking-trough in connection with any form of water-supply and regulating means.

Within the water-chamber 1 is a swinging valve 8, hinged at its upper end to suitable ears, as shown, said valve being arranged to open and close communication with the pipe 4 by means of a rod 9 passing through the said pipe, the opposite end of said rod being attached to an operating-lever 10, which is pivoted to ears or lugs 11 in the bottom of the trough 3. Extending transversely across the upper central part of the trough is a flanged cross-bar 12, having-two pairs of notches 13 13 and 14 14:(211'0 or formed therein, the notches 13 13 forming seats or rests for the upper end of the lever 10, whereby the latter may be held in a fixed position to hold the valve 8 either open or closed. As shown in Fig. 1, the lever 10 is seated in the notch 13, and when in this position the valve 8 is held open, so that water may flow from the water-chamber 1 into the trough. If itis desired to shut ofi the fiow of water to the trough, the lever 10 will be shifted so that its upper end will lie in the notch 13, and this will draw the valve 8 to its seat, thus closing the mouth of the pipe 4, as will be readily understood.

In order to drain the trough for cleaning purposes or to prevent the water from freezing'therein, I provide an outlet-opening 15 in the bottom 16 thereof, said opening being controlled by means of a valve 1'7, which is operated or moved to and from its seat by a it will engage the notch 14" the valve will be lifted from its seat and held in this position,

so as to drain the trough.

In order to prevent the levers and valve located within the trough from being tampered with or accidentally disarranged,l have provided a guard or protector comprising a top plate 19, having side wings 20, which lie upon opposite sides of said levers thesaid top plate being hinged at its rear end, at the points 21, to the back of the trough, and at the front said plate isprovided witha suitable spring or other catch 22, engaging a keeper 23 on the trough to retain the guard or protector in posit-ion.

In practice I prefer to form the levers 10 and 18 of spring metal, so that they will have. a yielding action, which will insure a tight closure of the valves and render the levers more easy of operation.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a slightly modified arrangement of locking means for the valve-operating levers, and in most cases I prefer to employ this said means. In the views lastreferred to the trough 3 is provided across the upper central part thereof with a cross-bar 24, provided with two pairs Of notches 25, and to one face or side of said bar is attached two metal clips 26, each consist ing of a single strip of spring metal having its opposite ends 27 bent laterally and extended through thenotches 25 in the crossof a clip is pressed inward, so that it will lie.

flush or flat with thecross-bar, and the leverl being then free to be moved it may be caused; to ride over the opposite free portion of the? clip, forcing the same in ward against the cross-bar until the lever passes over the end thereof, whereupon said end will snap or fly. back to its normal position, and thus form a shoulder against which the lever rests to hold or lock the latter against movement. The clips 26 being of spring metal. they will automatically assume the position shown in the drawings and be retained in such position by the spriugy nature of the metal employed.

By the arrangement shown and described it will be seen that I have provided simple and easily-operated means for cutting oflf or ad mitting the flow of water to the trough and -for draining the latter for cleaning or. other may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a stock-watering apparatus, a drinking-trough havinganioutlet-opening in its bottom, and a valve therefor, a Water-inlet pipe leading to thetrough, a valve controlling 1 thefiow of water through said pipe, resilient levers for operating said valves, and means with which said levers engage for retaining them in position to hold the valves open or closed, substantially as described.

2. In a stock-watering apparatus, the combination with the drinking-trough having an outlet-opening in its bottom and a valve therefor, of a water-inlet pipe for the trough, a ,valve controlling the flow of water through said pipe, and means'for locking said valves in their open and closed positions.

3. In a stock-watering apparatus, the combination with the drinking-trough having an outlet-opening therein, and a valve therefor, of a Water-inlet pipefor the trough, a valve controlling the flow of water through said pipe, independent levers for operating said valves, and means with which said levers engage for docking them in position to hold the valves .open or closed.

4. In a stock-watering apparatus, the comlbination with the drinking-trough havingan outlet-opening in its bottom anda valve thereifor, of a Water-inlet pipe leading into the trough, a valve controlling the How of water lthrough said pipe, independent levers located within the trough for. operating said valves,

:and a notched bar having spring-clips attached thereto with which said levers engage ffOl' locking them in position to hold the valves i open or closed.

5. In a stock-watering apparatus,- the combination with the drinking-trough having an outlet-openingin its bottom and a valve therefor, of a water-inlet pipe leading into the trough, a valve controlling the flow of water through said pipe, independent levers located within the trough for operating said valves, a notched cross-bar secured within the trough and having spring-clips attached thereto with which said levers engage 'for the purpose specified, and a protector-plate hinged to the trough and provided with side wings which inclose the levers and cross-bar, substantially as described.

6. In a stock-wateringapparatus, the combination with the drinking-trough, of a water-chamber, a float-valve in the chamberfor controlling the water-level in the trough, a pipe leading from said trough to the waterchamber, a valve for controlling the flow of water through said pipe, and means forholding said valve in its open and closed positions, substantially as described.

7. In a stock-watering apparatus, the combination with the drinking-trough having a valve-controlled outlet in its bottom, of a wa- IIO ter-chamber, a pipe leading from said trough to the water-chamber, a valve in the waterchamber controlling the flow of water through said pipe, a pivoted operating-lever for said valve located Within the trough, a connection between said lever and valve,across-bar arranged Within the trough, and engaging means for the lever carried by said cross-bar, substantially as described.

8. In a stock watering apparatus, the combination with the trough havinga valve-controlled outlet in its bottom, of a Water-chamber, a pipe leading from said trough to the water-chamber, a valve in the water-channber controlling the flow of water through the pipe, a pivoted operating-lever for said valve, located within the trough, a connection between said valve and lever, and means for locking said lever in posit-ion to hold the valve open or closed.

9. In a stock-watering apparatus, the combination with the drinking-trough having a valve-controlled on tlet-opening in its bottom,

of a Water-chamber,a pipe connection between the trough and chamber, a float-valve regulating the flow of Water to the chamber, a valve controlling the flow of water from the chamber to the trough, and means located within the trough for operatingthe said lastnamed valve, substantially as described.

10. In a stock-watering apparatus, the corn bination with the drinking-trough, of a water-supply pipe therefor, a valve controlling the supply of water passing through said pipe, an operating-lever for said valve, pivoted within the trough, a rod passing through said pipe and attached at one end to the lever and at its opposite end to the valve, and means for locking said operatinglever in the open or closed position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signaturev in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. HANSON. Witnesses:

O. A. PETERSON, O. W. FoRcE. 

